Results for a variety of events at the Saline County Fair have been released, including Shooting Sports, Meats, Multipurpose Exhibits and winners in the Goat and Sheep Shows.
A news release says this year over 500 exhibits were entered into the 4-H project building, with 54 youths qualifying for the 4-H State Fair Building. For this event, youths brought projects in categories such as gardening, welding, foods, and more to be constructively critiqued – an opportunity for 4-H members and judges to review together the strengthens and potential improvements to the item.
Meat projects include bacon, as well as smoked and non-smoked hams. While total numbers were down for a variety of reasons, youths learned about meat trimming, care and environmental considerations- all which lead to quality entries this year.
Results from Meats: Grand Champion Bacon – Avery Schroeder, Reserve Champion Bacon – Kyle Gann; Grand Champion Smoked Ham – Chloe Anderson, Reserve Champion Smoked Ham – Wyatt Tennill; Grand Champion Non-Smoked Ham – Bailee Vogel, Reserve Champion Non-Smoked Ham – Parker Hisle.
Shooting Sports, with a majority of events held July 11-12, released results late Tuesday.
Results from Shooting Sports: Junior Archery 1st Ben Kirchhoff, 2nd Hadley Eichholtz; Intermediate Archery 1st Abigail Mueller, 2nd Blake Livengood, 3rd Chloe Anderson; Senior Archery 1st Dalyn Johnson, 2nd Sophia Bolser, 3rd Lydia Griffitt; Junior Air Rifle 1st Avery Schroeder, 2nd Ty Mullins, 3rd Clayton Butner; Junior Pellet 1st Ben Kirchhoff; Intermediate Air Rifle 1st Abigail Mueller, 2nd Troy Mullins, 3rd Joanna Rhea; .22 Riffle 1st Troy Mullins, 2nd Chloe Anderson, 3rd Bailee Vogel; Junior Air Pistol 1st Clayton Butner, 2nd Abigail Rhea, 3rd Addison Livengood; Intermediate Air Pistol 1st Ashtyn Johnson, 2nd Joanna Rhea, 3rd Brodey Bartlett; Muzzleloading 1st Kyle Gann; Intermediate Shotgun 1st Blake Livengood, 2nd Chloe Anderson, 3rd Conner Newton; Senior Shotgun 1st Nicholas Newton, 2nd Will Van Vactor, 3rd Kyle Gann.
Wednesday evening, the Goat and Sheep Shows were held. These shows begin the livestock section of the Saline County Fair, which strives to teach youth responsibility, problem solving, and technical knowledge on their selected breed.
Results from Sheep: Breed Champion Ewe – Sophia Bolser, Reserve Breed Champion Ewe – Sophia Bolser; Breed Champion Ram – Sophia Bolser, Reserve Breed Champion Ram – Hannah Browning; Grand Champion Market Lamb – Vivian Buie, Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb – Sophia Bolser; Showmanship – Hannah Browning (Beginners), Sophia Bolser (Intermediate), Vivian Buie (Senior).
Results from Goats: Junior Champion Doe – Hunter Browning, Reserve Champion – Hannah Browning; Senior Champion Doe – Vivian Buie, Reserve Champion – Mattalie Shaw; Supreme Champion Doe – Vivian Buie, Supreme Reserve Champion – Mattalie Shaw; Junior Champion Meat Goat – Vivian Buie, Reserve Champion – Evan Funk; Yearling Champion Meat Goat – Ty Murphy, Reserve Champion – Evan Funk; Senior Champion 24-36 – Janessa VanHook, Reserve Champion – Ethan Sims; Supreme Champion Meat Goat – Vivian Buie, Supreme Reserve Champion – Ty Murphy; Grand Champion Buck – Vivian Buie, Reserve Champion – Ethan Sims; Showmanship – Ty Murphy (Beginners), Lauren King (Intermediate), Evan Funk (Senior).
To see the full schedule of County Fair events, including the auction (Friday) and the Saline County Showdown (Saturday), visit the Saline County Fairgrounds Webpage at https://www.salinecountymofairgrounds.org/.